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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 27 Oct 2012
Our Troops Rock!
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Posted on 10/26/2012 6:04:04 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troopsupport
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening Kathy & TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope today went well. *Hugs*
To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska
Canning butter is easy - it’s call Ghee (Clarified Butter) and keeps forever without refrigeration. My first batch last year was kind’a gritty because I used salted butter. This year I’ve put up 10 pounds of unsalted and it worked out great. I always have a bowl of the skim in the fridge for cornbread and potatoes. I finally made it to the post office with my samples of my pear butter and some do-dads. They say yours should arrive tomorrow. Kathy’s should make it sometime Monday.
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10/26/2012 6:40:50 PM PDT
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Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw [Robert A. Heinlein])
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:41:03 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw [Robert A. Heinlein])
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
The Star Spangled Banner Verse Four (Click)
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Please let me know by Freepmail if you would like to get on or off my music pinglist
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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:41:22 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Tell me are you in the storms path Conor? Preparations?
This is the first night this week I have been able to post without any troubles. Grateful!:)
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:41:55 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!
Missing Man Setting
The Empty Chair
By Captain Carroll Lex Lefon, USN (ret), on December 21st, 2004
In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture.The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER.
Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding The Narrative Of The Empty Chair.
Robert Schumann Traumerei (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:43:41 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
I believe we're at the potential focal point, Connie! I've already been to the liquor store - we're ready! :)
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:47:16 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks, AZ, for today's Tunes For Our Troops!
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:50:17 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Drumbo
OH! So I should use unsalted? That I didn’t read or watch on Youtube & that’s why it’s so important to share with others right? ;-}
Am I reading wrong or do you use the solids in cooking & baking?
Oh my goodness...I’ll check the mail for sure!
I read how to make emergency candles in canning jars as well this week & plan on getting the goods for that.
I have not found a recipe for more hours in the day yet but the search continues. :)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:51:35 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw [Robert A. Heinlein])
To: BIGLOOK
Ignorance is bliss for some Bigs.
Right now you are on Liberty Call & levity + enjoyment are your orders! Just don’t make me bail you out ok? ROFL!
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
10/26/2012 6:56:37 PM PDT
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Sir Francis Dashwood
("Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???")
To: ConorMacNessa
LOL...as long as your “spirits” are in order all will be well right?:)
To: AZamericonnie
Well orders are orders so I’ll behave.
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posted on
10/26/2012 7:00:16 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(10 days, a hook and a wake up.)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; BIGLOOK; The Mayor; SandRat; All
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10/26/2012 7:00:16 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: AZamericonnie; GodBlessUSA; mylife; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; Drumbo; StarCMC; EsmeraldaA; ...
LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!! Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin; drumbo; StarCMC; EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa; acad1228; LibertyValance; Sir Francis Dashwood; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; gomez; iron munro; publius (and me) YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!! God bless our troops!!!
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Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!
Great Hallowe'en Theme! :)
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posted on
10/26/2012 7:00:51 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; All
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The music page will open in a new window. There is the option of clicking on individual songs or clicking the Jukebox link. If you choose the Jukebox link then the page can be minimized while you continue surfing:
Friday Night Salsa for the TROOPS and their supporters everywhere!
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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
3D - Mi Amor Tu Volveras
3D Ritmo De Vida - Que Siga La Rumba
Adalberto Alvarez - Loco Enamorado
Africando - Baron Lopez - Bai Boy
Africando - Yay Boy
Afro Cuban Project - Rumbata
Alberto Barros - Chevere
Alberto Barros - Homenaje Salsa Del Mundo ( Quimbara - Idilio - El Cantante - Conciencia - Vivir )
Alberto Barros - Reunion De Los Grandes De La Salsa
Alejando 'El Nino' Jesus - Coge La Recta
Alex D'Castro - Quisiera
Alex D'Castro - Si No Fuera Por Ti
Alex D'Gambo - Mi Tierra
Alex Leon Y Los Leones De La Salsa - Meneate
Alex Leon Y Los Leones De La Salsa - Quien Te Puso Asi
Alex Torres Y Los Reyes Latino - Good Friday
Alex Torres Y Su Orchestra - King Cash
Alfredo De La Fe - Sandra Mora
Andy Montanez - Casi Te Envido
Angel Canales - Bomba Carambomba
Angel Canales - Caja De Sorpresas
Angel Canales - Dilema De Amor
Anthony Cruz - Me Tienes Loco
Anthony Cruz - Por Eso Te Quiero Tanto
Aris Martinez - Que Pasa Entre Los Dos
Arturo Sandoval & Tito Puente - Salsa
Azucar Negra - Candela
Azuquita - Saturno [ Son ]
Bakuleye - Pelona
Bannakumbi And Anthony Colon - Rumbannakumbi
To: HopeandGlory
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posted on
10/26/2012 7:03:27 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
German Gothic Gore...you are right....
HALLOWEEN! :)
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